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Biography
Lauren Seitz is a PhD candidate who studies political rhetoric and public address. She is interested in rhetorics of national identity, nationalism, populism, and the far right in Europe. Her research focuses on contemporary populist nationalism, French politics, and national belonging in public political discourse.
Research Interests
Political Rhetoric
Public Address
National Identity
Reactionary Nationalism
Education
M.A. Communication Studies-Colorado State University
B.A. English and French-Ball State University
Awards and Honors
2021-2024 Distinguished Graduate Fellowship-Humanities and Arts
2022 Robert Gunderson Top Student Paper Award, National Communication Association Public Address Division
2020 Top Rhetorical Thesis Award, National Communication Association Master's Education Section
Courses Taught
CMN 210: Public Communication in Everyday Life
CMN 215: Interviewing
CMN 111 & 112: Oral and Written Communication I & II
Recent Publications
Lauren N. Seitz, “Fighting the ‘Terrible Poison’ of Terrorism: Marine Le Pen’s Rhetoric of Ethnicism and Islamophobia.” Rhetoric & Public Affairs 27, no. 1 (2024): 59-89.